More ‘cockroach’ movement activists detained in protests over India’s elections
Court orders youth movement’s leaders to be released, as group challenges Narendra Modi’s grip on power
Narendra Modi
The unlikely rise of India’s Gen Z rebels
Abhijeet Dipke started the Cockroach movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over dysfunctional college entrance exams, younger people say they want to save democracy
Brics nations seek payments system free of the dollar and US sanctions
India’s Narendra Modi hosts a meeting of Brics leaders this weekend, with China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin attending
Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Putin
Indian prime minister and Russian president meet on the sidelines of summit in Kyrgyzstan
India protests: How the ‘Cockroach’ movement forced Modi into retreat
Student protests forced the resignation of India's education minister after exam scandal
India’s education minister quits in major win for ‘cockroach’ movement of youth protesters
Students demanded he resign over exam paper leaks that led to country’s biggest demonstrations in years
India protests ‘could become lightning rod’ for disillusionment with Modi’s leadership
Growing unemployment and anger over the integrity of the education system pose serious challenges to premier
How India’s young ‘cockroach’ movement has posed the biggest challenge to Modi in years
What started out as a satirical political party has surged in popularity
Putin was talked out of using nuclear weapon, former Nato official tells Dublin conference
Rose Gottemoeller tells Dublin conference she believed Russian president was prepared for nuclear strike in 2022
Netanyahu and Modi’s unlikely alliance: ‘Defence is absolutely the critical driver’
Israel’s ties with New Delhi – military, technological and cultural – are growing, as its isolation from traditional allies in Europe increases
Meena Kandasamy’s message to women on online misogyny: ‘You need to meet it with brazenness’
The anti-caste activist and author, whose new novel is Fieldwork As a Sex Object, has become synonymous with fearless writing
China and India show Trump that diplomacy can work
Many countries think it’s better to talk to Iran than to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi seeking more balanced approach to Israel-Palestine conflict during Modi visit
Indian PM holds talks with Binyamin Netanyahu aimed at ‘deepening and strengthening relations’ between countries
Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in pivotal election
Dynastic heir Tarique Rahman defeats Islamist challengers in post-uprising vote
Trump cuts Indian tariffs after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil
US president indicated that the agreement would help end the Ukraine war
Will the ‘mother of all deals’ paper over the cracks between Europe and India?
Jilted by the United States, the European Union and India have agreed a trade deal after two decades of on-off negotiations
EU trade deal set to be a boon to India manufacturing, but agriculture notably absent
Agricultural products largely excluded from ‘mother’ of all trade deals
Taoiseach welcomes EU-India trade deal as ‘positive opportunity’ for Irish firms
Trade deal is expected to double EU goods exports to India by 2032
The Raj lingers on, quietly, in the names India gives its dogs
Despite official efforts to decolonise India’s public life, a small but telling colonial habit endures in parks, streets and homes
Free speech in India faces ‘dangerous contraction’ amid rising intimidation
Watchdog documents killings of journalists, widespread censorship and regular civil liberties violations
Xi Jinping vows ‘unstoppable’ unification of China and Taiwan following military drills
US intelligence increasingly concerned over advancing capabilities of China’s armed forces
Can India really rival China’s navy?
New Delhi says it is adding a new naval warship or submarine every 40 days as a counter to Beijing’s Indian Ocean assertiveness
India’s Goa state orders inquiry after nightclub fire kills 25
Prime minister Narendra Modi offers compensation to families of victims
Modi welcomes Putin to Delhi as leaders navigate western scrutiny on own terms
The optics surrounding Putin’s arrival carried unmistakable weight.
Europe-US unity ‘essential’ to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says France
Putin and Modi meet to deepen economic ties, despite US pressure
Putin visit to India set to further strengthen ties despite western efforts
Russia is a crucial counterbalance to China for India and a valuable hedge against the US
Journalist and cartoonist Joe Sacco: ‘Ireland is my favourite place in Europe. It’s sane’
The Maltese-born American on his fact-based comic books about Palestine and India, Ireland’s colonial past, and the global rise of authoritarian manipulators
India accused of ‘state terrorism’ after suicide bombing kills at least 12 in Pakistan
Islamabad attack comes a day after a car explosion in New Delhi that PM Narendra Modi blamed on unnamed ‘conspirators’
India’s Modi says ‘conspirators’ behind New Delhi explosion ‘will not be spared’
Blast near historic Red Fort killed eight people and injured 20
Artificial intelligence chatbots replacing India’s call-centre workers
‘All IT services will be replaced in the next five years ... it’s going to be pretty chaotic’
India wary of China’s bid to tip balance of power in south Asia
For New Delhi, long-standing fears of being 'encircled' by China have never seemed more real,
At least 36 dead in stampede at Indian actor-politician’s rally
Party led by hugely popular Tamil actor Vijay is campaigning for next year’s elections
Alarmist talk of Western decline and a new axis of upheaval misses the point
Worldview: Shifting away from Western narratives of world order is necessary if a more genuine global humanism is to emerge
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